Jimmy Fallon has revealed that he went on a date with Nicole Kidman - albeit unknowingly.

The talk show host was appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show when he reminisced about a meeting he had with the Australian actress in 2002.

Talking about the interaction, Jimmy explained that a pal sprung it on him leaving very little time to pull out all the stops.

He explained: "My friend calls, says “I have Nicole Kidman with me. She wants to meet you and I think it’s about a movie.” So I go, “Okay great, where do you want to meet?” And she goes, “We’ll come to your apartment.”

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The 40-year-old went on to discuss the disastrous meeting in detail, in which he laid out cheese and crackers for the gorgeous blonde.

However it wasn't until years later when Jimmy found out that Nicole wasn't interested in talking business when she went round to his house, but instead 'liked him' at the time.

The funnyman confessed that he's actually happy nothing happened between the pair because it meant he got to meet his wife Nancy Juvonen.

He said: "It all worked out. She’s obviously happy with Keith Urban and I lucked out I have the best wife in the whole world."

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Jimmy's appearance as a guest marks a role reversal for the host of The Tonight Show.

Much like Ellen, the dad-of-two tries to get the most out of his guests, usually with hilarious consequences.